What color is #858657?

#858657 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858657?

The RGB value is 133, 134, 87: 133 red, 134 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858657?

The complementary color is #585786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858657?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858657 color

#858657 rgb(133, 134, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858657 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.5% green and 34.1% blue (133, 134, 87).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#858657 color codes

HEX	`#858657`
RGB	`rgb(133, 134, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 35%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, -8.13, 25.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 26.51, 107.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.918, 22.725, 12.352)`
Decimal	`8750679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858657, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #858657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #858657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858657; }
.text { color: #858657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 134 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858657, #6e8657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #858657?: #858657 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858657?: The RGB value is 133, 134, 87: 133 red, 134 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858657?: The complementary color is #585786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858657?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.